H2H, prediction of Frances Tiafoe vs Marin Cilic in Montreal with odds, preview, pick | 4th August 2026

PREVIEW. Montreal. Tiafoe and Cilic will square off in the 2nd round of the National Bank Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Tuesday the 4th of August

Prediction and head to head Frances Tiafoe vs. Marin Cilic

Frances Tiafoe and Marin Cilic will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the National Bank Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 7:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Frances Tiafoe who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Frances Tiafoe is the pick to win this match.
Frances Tiafoe -> 1.615
Marin Cilic -> 2.3

 

 

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Prediction and head to head Frances Tiafoe vs. Marin Cilic

This will be the 3rd time that Frances Tiafoe and Marin Cilic clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Cilic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Cilic won 6-1 6-3 7-6(5) in the Rubber 2 in 2 back in 2018.

Frances Tiafoe

Frances Tiafoe
Frances Tiafoe

32 - 14win/loss

Hard
15-7
I Hard
1-1
Clay
7-4
Grass
9-2
Rank
8
High
8
WLWLWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 44-18 27-11 7-4 1-1 9-2 0-0
2025 26-23 13-13 11-7 1-1 1-2 0-0
2024 33-27 21-13 5-6 4-5 3-3 0-0
2023 40-21 21-10 8-4 4-5 7-2 0-0
2022 35-25 19-11 8-6 5-5 3-3 0-0

Ranked no. 20, Francis will start his run in Toronto after he played his last match in Washington where he lost 4-6 6-3 6-4 to Atmane in the 1st round on the 27th of July.

Francis has an aggregate 31-14 win-loss record in 2026, 14-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was conquering the title in Halle where he defeated Taylor Fritz in the final 6-4 6-4.

Talking about his overall career, The American has an overall 431-297 record. He has a positive 206-142 record on hard.

Previously in Toronto

Previously, his best result was reaching the 4th round in 2025. See his history.

Tiafoe
Montreal
Tiafoe's Record

Marin Cilic

Marin Cilic
Marin Cilic

14 - 14win/loss

Hard
6-6
I Hard
3-1
Clay
3-4
Grass
2-3
Rank
80
High
3
LLLWLLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 14-16 6-8 3-4 3-1 2-3 0-0
2025 29-20 3-6 11-9 6-3 9-2 0-0
2024 9-11 8-6 0-1 1-4 0-0 0-0
2023 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 32-21 16-10 9-5 4-5 3-1 0-0

Ranked no. 85, Marin reached the 2nd round after beating Sho Shimabukuro 7-6(2) 6-1.

In the 1st round, The Croatian had a good straight sets win against Shimabukuro (7-62 6-1). During the match Cilic scored 68 points vs Shimabukuro’s 49. The Croatian was extremely aggressive to blast 24 winners.

About the serving games, Cilic made 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Marin Cilic was very effective on serve to win 80% (24/30) of his 1st serve and 71% (20/28) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Cilic broke Shimabukuro 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).

The Croatian has a composed 14-13 win-loss record in 2026, 6-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Toronto

Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2008 and 2018. See his history.

Cilic
Montreal
Cilic's Record
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Soccer Tonic Predictions

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Tiafoe
WWWWWWWWWW
Cilic
WWWWWWWWWW
2026 2025 2024
44 - 18
14 - 16
27-11
Hard
6-8
1-1
I Hard
3-1
7-4
Clay
3-4
9-2
Grass
2-3

Tennis Scores in Montreal

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